Through the laws of Kabbalah, each of the 150 psalms were given what the ancients called a "Wonder of God." So, to obtain a grace from the Lord, it was not enough to sing the psalm indicated, it was also necessary to perform a "plus" that allowed to be in adequacy with the Lord ...

The oldest Psalms have 3 000 years! King David, singing and dancing for God, is considered their father. Prayer of the believing Jew, as was the case of Jesus himself, the Psalms express all the human feelings of man before God, they are a prayer of praise and supplication. And since then, there is not a single moment when, somewhere in the world, a Psalm is raised to God. And thus, for centuries and centuries, these incessant praises and miraculous supplications have been realized.

"O LORD, I call on you, come hurry to me! Give ear to my voice, when I call on you. May my prayer be before your face like incense "(Ps 141: 1-2). Since those early times, men have sought to enter into communication with God. The Psalms are therefore part of these means.

In time, codifications and methods of recitation were instituted. For example at present, the Universal Catholic Church uses in the liturgy 147 psalms on the 150 of the biblical book. Thus, at each office, the psalms are the body of the prayer of the Church, the raw material of the Liturgy of the Hours.

But leave that aside to look at how early Christians used these psalms with wonderful powers. This way, much less conventional than the Liturgy of the Hours, is strongly inspired by the Jewish tradition which itself is much more inclined to rites and rituals. Through the laws of Kabbalah, each of the 150 psalms were given what the elders called a "Wonder of God." Thus, to obtain a grace from the Lord, it was not enough to sing the psalm indicated, it was also necessary to perform a "plus" that allowed to be in adequacy with the Lord.

Psalm 068: to give oneself courage

This Psalm soothes the mind and makes it serene. He develops the love of prayer and meditation. By getting used very regularly to recite it while burning ofKing Mage incensehe develops the second view.

How to use this psalm?

40: 1)
To the choirmaster. From David. Psalm.

- 40:2
I had placed my hope in the Lord;
And he bowed to me, he listened to my cries.

- 40:3
He pulled me out of the destruction pit,
From the bottom of the mud;
And he raised my feet on the rock,
He has confirmed my steps.

- 40:4
He put in my mouth a new song,
A praise to our God;
Many saw it, and were afraid,
And they trusted in the Lord.

- 40:5
Happy are those who put their trust in the Lord,
And who does not turn to the haughty and the liars!

- 40:6
You have multiplied, O LORD, my God!
Your wonders and your designs in our favor;
No one can compare to you;
I would like to publish and proclaim them,
But their number is too big for me to tell.

- 40:7
You do not desire sacrifice or offering,
You opened my ears;
You do not ask for a holocaust or an atoning sacrifice.

- 40:8
So I say, here, I come
With the book roll written for me.

- 40:9
I want to do your will, my God!
And your law is in the depths of my heart.

- 40:10
I announce justice in the great assembly;
Behold, I do not close my lips, O Lord, you know it!

- 40:11
I do not hold in my heart your justice,
I publish your truth and your salvation;
I do not hide your goodness and your fidelity
In the great assembly.

- 40:12
You, LORD! you will not refuse me your compassions;
Your goodness and your faithfulness will always keep me.

- 40:13
For evils without number surround me;
The punishments of my iniquities come upon me,
And I can not bear the sight of it;
They are more numerous than the hair of my head,
And my courage abandons me.

- 40:14
Deliver me, O LORD!
O LORD, come in haste to my help!

- 40:15
That together they are ashamed and confused,
Those who want my life to take it away!
Let them step back and blush,
Those who desire my loss!

- 40:16
Let them be amazed by the effect of their shame,
Those who say to me: Ah! ah!

- 40:17
All those who seek you
Be glad and rejoice in you!
May those who love your salvation
Say without ceasing: Exalted be the Lord!

- 40:18
I am poor and needy;
But the Lord thinks of me.
You are my help and my liberator:
My God, do not delay!